Eye-shade.



No. 888,945. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908, B. F. WADE & T. F. MONTGOMERY.

EYE SHADE.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV.26.1907.

INVENTOHS MIN P- WAD E HUSF. MUNTGUMERY BENTJA TELEMAE ATTORNEYS f UNITED sTArns PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN F. WADE, OF PALMEFIO, AND TELEMAFI-I US Fl MONTGOMERY, OFIAMPA, FLORIDA, ASSIGNORS TO THE WADE MONTGOMERY MANUFM'IIURING COMPANY, OF TAMPA,

\ FLORIDA, A CORPORATION OF FLORIDA.

EYE-SHADE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, was.

Application filed November 26, 1907. Serial No. 403,843.

consists in certain novel constructions and coInb1nat1ons of parts as Wlll be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shade applied as in use. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the side .wings turned out to approximately the plane of the main plate. Fig. 8 is a cross section on about line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross section on about line 4: 4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a cross section on about line 55 of Fig. 2.

The device as shown comprises a body or .main plate A, which may be headed or corrugated longitudinally at A near its front edge to give it the desired stiffness when very thin material is used and this plate A is provided in its rear edge with a notch A to receive the nose, and whose edge may be rolled or curled as shown at A to increase the comfort in wearing, and is curved or cut out at A on opposite sides of the nose notch forming 'an opening. through which the wearer may look down. This cut-away feature at A allows the wearer to see where he is going or to observe any obstruction or object below and is of special value to pilots as they can readily see the compass by looking down in rear'of the plate A and at the same time have the glare cut oil'from in front. The feature is also useful for tinners working on a tin roof and for mechanics in other lines. On opposite sides of the nose notch A the main plate A is depressed or concave in its upper side at A, forming seats in which the lower edges of glasses worn by the wearer of the shade may rest.

The main plate is provided with sight openings A in advance of their cut-away portions A and preferably in. the depressed or concave portions A, and these openings A and the cut-away portions A are covered by plates of material through which light may pass. This material may be of colored glass or celluloid or other suitable inaterial and may be transparent or translucent "or semi-transparent, as may be preferred by. the user, and by preference this covering plate A extends throughout the area of the main plate, and when of a suitable green or blue color softens the efiect of the shade upon the eyes.

manner to the main plate and. we also prefer to secure lining plates B by means of rivets B" to the inner faces of the wings B, as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawing.

Side wings B are hinged at one edge B to the main plate A at the ends thereof, so they may beturned out as shown in Fig. 2, or may be turned in flat upon the mam plate if desired and these side wings B rest normally in the use of the shade at about a right angle to the plate A and are provided with slots B and preferably with deflected portions B adjacent to the slots B such slots B being arranged for the passage of.

the bows or temples C, which are p voted at C to the wings B and extend thence through the slots B and may be adjusted in the slots B to position for use and to secure the main plate A at any desired angle, and may also be adjusted in the slots 13 to proper. position to facilitate the folding of the shade to compact position to fit in the ocket or a case as may be desired. These s ots B also permit any one wearing spectacles to slip the spec- This covering plate A may be se-v cured by rivets A or any other suitable tacle bows or temples through the slots and adjust the shade plate A under the glasses in an easy and comfortable position. then so used the temples or bows C attached to the wings B may be omitted and the temples of the spectacles serve to secure the shade in place.

In practice the shades may be made of aluminum and printed-or colored in any suitable dead or flat color, the bows or term ples being similar to those ordinarily used on spectacles.

\Vc claim" 1. An eye shade for use below the eyes consisting of a main plate having near its front edge a corrugation or bead extending from'side'to side and having in its rear edge a central nose notch and on oppositesid'es provided with slotselongated in a vertical direction for the passage of temples or bows,

.andtemples orbows pivoted to the wings and movable vertically within said slots.

3Q An eye shade for, use below theeyes, comprising a main plate conformed at its rear edge to the face below the eyes, and wings hinged to the main plate at the ends thereof and turning upwardly therefrom,

- and rovidedwith 'slo'tsforthe passageof temp es or bows.

7 4L An eyeshade for use below the eyes,

comprising a main platehaving a. nose notch and provided on opposite sides thereof with depressed portions adapted to receive the lower edges of eye-glasses.

' 5. An eye shade for use below the eyes,

comprising. a .inam plate, wings hinged .at

one edge to the main plate at the ends of the latter and turning upwardly therefrom and bows or temples pivoted to the wings.

6. An eye shade for use below the eyes,

' comprisinga main plate having a sight openmg or openings, and a cover therefor through which light may pass, wings at the ends of said main plate and temples hinged to the \Vlngs. i

7. An eye shade for use below the eyes comprising a main plate, wings at the ends thereof and provided with slots and with deflected portions adjacent thereto, and temples pivoted to the wings and extending through the slots therein.

-. 8. An eye shade for use below the eyes, comprising-a main plate, wings at the ends thereof and when in use at approximately a right angle to the main plate and slotted adjacent to their free edges and temples or bows pivotally connected with the said wings and assed through the slots therein, substantially as set forth.

9. An eye shade for use below the eyes, comprising a main plate having a nose notch and depressed portions on opposite sides thereof, and wings at the ends of said main plate and arranged normally when in use at about a right angle to the main plate. BENJAMIN F. WADE TELEMACHUS F. MONTGOMERY. Witnesses AsA M. LAMB, F. N. HICKS. 

